“Sometimes she will climb into my bag, but she did not and she was not stuck in the lining of my coat or anything like that. I couldn’t find her anywhere,” Melissa said.

WBZ-TV’s Karen Anderson reports.

“There’s a small chance that maybe she was left at Park Street and I was just feeling my scarf. But I’m very positive that I lost her in, I think they said car three, between Park Street and Andrew, because I was getting off at Andrew when I realized didn’t have her.”

she is a very mellow snake- never hisses or bites and is very timid. she is a bit under 3 feet long with a brownish, almost pinkish paisley looking pattern on her back. she is 3 years old and ive had her since she was 5 days old. if you see her, if you find her- please call me

Penelope can get into “really, really small spaces,” according to Melissa.

The train was delayed at the JFK-UMass stop for 15 minutes as people searched the car for the snake. It was not found and the train left.

I guess for a “news” site to report what kind of snake it was. That might be germane to the story. If it was a common garter snake why even report it, on the other hand if it was a pit viper by all means stop the train and roll the presses.

a small python, or a corn snake most likely. a large python would be too big for a bag, and no one would be dumb enough carry a pit viper in their purse. i hope she finds her snake, because although it’s a snake–it’s still her choice of pet. maybe in the future she’ll be more careful as to how she transports it.

She doesn’t really care about that snake or she would have been more responsible in the way she transported it…the thing was just a ‘fashion statement’ and she will soon find a new ‘statement’ to display as she sashays about town

During off-peak hours, non-service dogs are allowed at the discretion of T vehicle operators. Dogs must be properly leashed and are not allowed to annoy riders or take up a seat. For safety and convenience during rush hours, small domestic animals must be carried in lap-sized containers and out of the way of exits.

It’s no wonder that she didn’t want her last name used. I think that you will find that a woman who gets on a train with a pet snake is always one who has failed in her entire life to inspire any form of sympathy from men. Forget the snake, Melissa and get a life.

What kind of idiot carries a snake like that in a public place? There is no reason for it, and it just gives the rest of us who keep reptiles responsibly a bad name. This moron doesn’t deserve to keep them.

This chick is obviously an idiot. I just saw here on the news weeping over her snake. Who is stupid enough to bring a boa onto a public subway? Then she “loses track” of the damn thing! I’m offering $100. bucks to the person who finds the supine, slitherer and then stomps it’s lights out!

This is news???!!! This girl is a fruitcake. She should rub a little chicken broth on her neck then take the snake out for a “walk” with it hanging around her neck. When it strangles her, she might change her opinion.

This woman is a clown, literally, and figuratively. I doubt there was a snake; sounds more like a play for attention. The snake removed its self from around your neck without notice; yeah right tell me another. Either way I hope see is paying the cost of stopping a train line for a 15 minute search, when you add up the ripple effect through the system that’s a lot of dollars per snake.

I hope she finds her pet,alive. Unfortunately taking a cold blooded reptile out in weather like this is not conducive to it’s survival. It probably realized it needed a warmer situation and presumably slithered off into some other pocket or handbag in hopes of finding it. Mary

Many people are very very afraid fo snakes and seeing one on an enclosed train with nowhere to run would cause as much panic as someone brandishing a gun. The only way for people to calm down once it is spotted would be to kill it.